In the first five months of 2025, Mazatlán Rafael Buelna International Airport has yet to recover its domestic and international passenger traffic. According to OMA statistics, 138,204 passengers arrived at the airport in May, compared to 153,151 during the same period in 2024, representing a 9.8 percent drop. The breakdown indicates that of the total […]
Sinaloa and business leaders reaffirm joint work to promote development in Mazatlán
Governor Rubén Rocha Moya met with business leaders, as well as presidents of chambers and business associations in the port of Mazatlán, with the goal of strengthening coordination and collaborative efforts to promote economic development in the southern region of Sinaloa. The governor was accompanied by Mazatlán Mayor Estrella Palacios Domínguez; Secretary of Economy Ricardo […]
This is how Sinaloa’s dams look today after the first rains.
Despite the approaching summer, the storage level in Sinaloa’s dams remains low. According to the latest report from the National Water Commission (Conagua), issued on June 20, the state’s 12 reservoirs collectively hold only 6 percent of their total storage capacity. Among the state’s largest, the Luis Donaldo Colosio Dam (Huites) remains at a worrying […]
Mazatlán to receive more state support and federal programs: President
Municipal President Estrella Palacios Domínguez met this Tuesday with Governor Rubén Rocha Moya to discuss public safety, road transportation, and property deed registration. Regarding housing, Palacios Domínguez announced that with the support of the state governor, more families will benefit through the “Your Deed, Your Home” program. The City Council’s Housing and Land Ownership Department […]
Money laundering paradise: Mazatlán appears on the Treasury’s money laundering blacklist for the first time.
A dress rental business, a real estate agency, a household goods retailer, and a spa in a residential area of the Marina are four of the 10 companies identified by the U.S. Treasury Department as money laundering fronts for “Los Chapitos,” which continued to operate normally a week after being sanctioned. The remaining six businesses […]
Mazatlán Raid Nets Arrest and Seizure of Illegal Weapons and Vehicles
A joint operation between naval personnel, the Mexican Army, National Guard, and state security agencies in Mazatlán has resulted in the arrest of a civilian and the seizure of illicit weapons, explosives, and stolen vehicles. During aerial and ground reconnaissance to dismantle makeshift camps in the towns of La Noria and El Placer, naval personnel […]
Gunshot Victim Found Dead Outside Mazatlán Restaurant
A shooting incident occurred in the city of Mazatlán earlier today, leaving one man dead outside a sushi restaurant on Santa Rosa Avenue in the Infonavit Jabalíes neighborhood. According to eyewitness accounts, the victim was allegedly attacked by gunman riding a motorcycle. Witnesses reported that he sustained abdominal wounds and was helped by civilians who […]
1.5 billion invested to modernize airports in Culiacán and Mazatlán
The Governor of Sinaloa, Rubén Rocha Moya, held a working meeting with Ricardo Dueñas Espriú, CEO of Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte (OMA), to review the progress of the company’s investment plan at the Culiacán and Mazatlán airports. Accompanied by the state’s Secretary of Economy, Ricardo Velarde Cárdenas, and Sinaloa businessman Javier Gaxiola Coppel, the governor […]
Beach clubs, real estate agencies, and spas: the Los Chapitos money laundering network in Mazatlán, run by a businessman and a makeup artist.
They seemed like two young people swimming in success. He, a promising businessman with several real estate and hotel businesses, dedicated to managing investments in the entertainment and hospitality worlds. She, an ambitious entrepreneur in the makeup world with her own party dress store and the owner of a luxury spa. This Monday, the ostentation […]
Users report power outages in various areas of Mazatlán, Sinaloa.
Through social media, users reported power outages in various areas of Mazatlán, Sinaloa. Some point out that the heaviest rains in the state have not yet begun, and the power outages have already begun. Especially on Facebook, internet users have shared their annoyance at the power outages in various parts of Mazatlán, as the Federal […]